The Blue Meanies play rock that sometimes
brings to mind the Ramones (but without their powerful drive), sometimes the
Clash (but without their anger) and sometimes bands like Sigue Sigue Sputnik
(but without their over-the-top craziness). The music of the Blue Meanies has
been described as "carnival punk" which is a fair description. It's
sort of like Danny Elfman's score for "Beetlejuice" written and
recorded for vocals.

Does it rock? Yeah, in a sort of weird twisted
way. Like the way the peppiest songs of Oingo Boingo rocked (but without that
band's sophistication). What's interesting is that the stuff that most emulates
the work of others (in other words, the songs that sound most like The Ramones
or The Clash) are the best songs on the CD. When the band is inspired, they're
pretty damn good. But there are several tracks that sound as though they were
not.

Still, if you're a fan of bands like The
Clash, the Ramones or Oingo Boingo, you could do worse than check out "Blue
Meanies."